Antonio Mohamed, also known as ‘El Turco’, became coach of Atlético-MG in January this year. His last club as coach was Monterrey, in Mexico, where he became Mexican champion in 2019, in his second spell at the club.Accredited by some good campaigns, but without being a big name, the mission of the Argentine coach who recently arrived in Belo Horizonte was not at all easy, as he would have to overcome or at least equal the brilliant time of his predecessor Cuca at Galo.
The Brazilian coach had won a Brazilian Championship and a Brazilian Cup with this Galacticos team, putting on a true spectacle on the field. The pressure was already high because among all bookmakers, the Minas Gerais team was the favorite to win the Brasileirão, the Copa do Brasil and also the Libertadores.
Anyone who uses a KTO coupon to create an account on the website and check the odds will always see Atlético among the favorites due to the quality of its squad, the incredible form of striker Hulk and the continued high expectations. But they received a big blow.
Good start then... The start of “El Turco”'s work was initially encouraging for the Management and, of course, for the fans: he won the Campeonato Mineiro and the Brazilian Super Cup with Galo.
It seems that things would go well and it was imagined that the Minas Gerais team would fight for the leadership of the Brasileirão with Palmeiras and Flamengo. However, the results achieved recently in the Brazilian Championship were not good at all. After a series of draws (Coritiba, Bragantino, Goiás, Palmeiras, Santos and Ceará), they suffered an unexpected defeat in the 10th round of the competition by 5-3, at Maracanã, against Fluminense.
The Rio team managed to completely destabilize Galo's strong defensive system and achieve an excellent victory. The truth is that Atlético's team was more offensive, but wasted numerous goal opportunities.
Relief due to Flamengo With all the instability shown by Galo this year, the Minas Gerais team in the 13th round of the Brasileirão managed to react strongly and apparently the team recovered and ended up defeating Flamengo 2-0, thus rising to 4th place in the ranking with 21 points, seven behind leader Palmeiras.
On this occasion, Atlético-MG played as well as last year again and with this victory the pressure on the Argentine coach was reduced.
Antonio Mohamed was identified as the main culprit for the team's poor performance and the drop in performance due to his playing system. The victory over one of his great opponents brought cold water to boil, at least for now and “El Turco” had more. time. to put your ideas in order.
Then, after this victory, Flamengo was defeated again at Mineirão, now in the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil.
The result was another 2-1 victory for Galo, but Flamengo's chances remain alive for the return game, which takes place on July 13th, at Maracanã.
The first result against the red and black team was a clear demonstration of the support that the Argentine coach receives from his players. “El Turco” was praised by the team, with Hulk dedicating the victory to the coach, praising his character and personality and guaranteeing all the necessary support to the Argentine coach.
In the Copa Libertadores da América, Atlético Mineiro is doing very well. They finished the group stage as leaders with 11 points. The team recorded three wins, two draws and one defeat. On June 28th they will face Emelec in the round of 16 at the George Caowell Stadium in Guayaquil, Ecuador and on July 5th we will have the return game at Mineirão.
Could the games against Flamengo be a turning point in the year? That's what the board, fans and cast expect. Mohamed must believe this, otherwise his work risks being short-lived.